Impact-resistant glove for striking heavy rubber balls

ABSTRACT

An impact resistance sports glove consisting of a striking mass and a fabric or lecture covering for the redirection of a heavy sports ball. The glove features an exterior region for impacting a ball and for an interior palmer region adapted to receive a palm of the hand of the wearer. Further, the covering used flaps and bands that may incorporate straps, cords, buckles or tie downs to wrap around and secure a hand inside the glove.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

Not Applicable

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Certain regional communities in Mexico and immigrant communities in the United States play an ever-evolving game referred to as “Pelota Mixteca”. It is a team sport similar to volleyball in terms of its gameplay, particularly through the back-and-forth exchange of a ball between two opposing teams. The players use a heavy glove composed of stubbed nails embedded in multiple layers of raw hardened leather to serve and redirect a heavy rubber ball back to the opposing team.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An impact resistant sports glove featuring a rigid, heavy striking mass with a leather and/or fabric covering is presented. The glove includes a solid, metal striking mass that features different surfaces for impacting a rubber ball, mating with the palm of the hand of the wearer, and fastening a covering. The covering partially wraps around the striking mass and roughly adapts to the shape of the hand of the wearer up to the wrist. Additionally, the covering features a series of cinching components.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

Views of interest of the present inventions are illustrated in the appended drawing and described in detail below.

FIG. 1 depicts a front view of the glove showing the palm-side of the covering and strapping features in accordance with embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 depicts a backwards view of the glove showing the wrist sleeve of the covering and a partial view of the striking mass in accordance with embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 depicts an angled view of the front side of the glove in accordance with embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 depicts an underside view of the glove showing the striking region of the striking mass and partial view of the covering in accordance with embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 depicts a top view of the glove showing the covering and strapping features in accordance with embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to the drawings, there is shown the embodiment of a sports hand glove 100. The hand glove 100 is a heavy sports glove that allows the wearer to launch and redirect a heavy rubber projectile. The glove is composed of two sections: a single, matal mass and a leather cover.

FIG. 1 . shows the front view of the glove, and depicts a large portion of the covering, particularly the surfaces wherein the hand of the wearer rests on and strapping components 104. The palm region 102 and thumb region 108 are lined with padding to cushion the hand of the wearer. The lining, in addition to the exterior leather shell 103 and the support sleeve 105 makeup the bulk of the covering. Threaded fasteners 101, 205, 207 secure the covering onto the solid mass by screwing into threaded holes.

The palmer region 102 is contoured to generally match the shape of the palm of the hand of the wearer. With the hand secured inside the glove, a leather support strap 107 breaks through the interior padding between the thumb and index finger and serves to cinch the semi rigid leather flaps 103 onto the hand of the wearer.

Moving on to FIG. 2 , the exterior leather shell 103 continues to wrap partially around the underside of the solid mass 204. Despite the mass 203 being roughly ellipsoidal in shape, the exterior leather shell continuously mates with the surface of the mass. Stitches 201 help maintain this curvature.

Still referencing FIG. 2 , the exterior shell 103 funnels into a semi-rigid sleeve support 202, 303. The sleeve creates an opening region 208 through which the wearer initially slides their hand through. Straps 106, 304 cinch the sleeve support onto the wrist of the wearer once the hand is fully inside the glove 100.

When the hand of the wearer is fully inserted into the glove, the palm of the hand will rest on the palm region 102; the thumb rests on region 108 of the glove. With the hand fully inserted, the semi rigid leather flap 103 is pressed on the upper side of the hand of the wearer via cinching straps 104.

Referencing FIG. 4 , the covering only partially wraps around the heavy mass 404, leaving an exposed striking surface 402. Groves 403 run laterally along the exposed surface. 

The invention claimed is:
 1. A glove consisting of a solid, metal striking mass featuring both a striking region and a palmer region with a fabric or leather covering featuring strapping components and interior padding. 